RUBAB ALI2025-11-262025-11-262020https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/12987The present study was intended to find out the relationship between parent-child communication, friendship functions and truancy in adolescents. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationship between parent-child communication, friendship functions and truancy. It was hypothesized that parent-child communication is likely to predict truancy. It was also hypothesized that friendship functions is likely to predict truancy. Correlational research design was used to assess the relationship among variables. Purposive sampling technique was used to recruit the sample. The sample comprised of (N=300) school children with age range 9-12 years. The questionnaires for collecting data included the Parent-Child Communication Scale by McCarty et al., 2003, McGill Friendship Questionnaire–FF by Mendelson and Aboud, 1999 and Truancy Questionnaire by Suleman et al., 2017 were used for the study. Results revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between parent-child communication and truancy and also between friendship functions and truancy in adolescents. Moreover, parent-child communication and friendship functions positively predicted truancy in adolescents. These results have implications in various research settings, educational settings; can increase awareness of parents that how they could improve communication with their children and it could help them in understanding how their behaviour leads to their children truancy. It can also raise awareness about how strongly students get affected by their peers.en-USThesis